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Originally Posted by Lancpudn
Some good news! Bolton urology dept rang this afternoon to say the Bone scan & the MRI scan were both OK 
They said I will get some appointments next week as to what course of action to treat the prostate either hormone & radiotherapy treatment or surgery, Don't fancy the surgery route as they said if I have it removed I will be permanently incontinent  |
Good morning Ian, excellent news!
A big decision for you to take which has to be made between yourself, your good lady and your oncologist.
When my brother had his prostate cancer cut out in 2013, some of it remained embedded and could not be removed. The rest was removed by radiation with 35 treatment sessions, each lasting 20 minutes. The only side effect he experienced was tiredness.
The surgery left him incontinent for 12 months, ultimately it was not permanent. He got by with incontinence pads and sleeping in a separate room from his wife. Fortunately the incontinence cleared up.
A few years ago, the cancer returned and it was bone spread, so he was started on hormone therapy to slow the spread down and PSA went back to normal.
More recently, last month his PSA has gone back up and another new treatment has commenced involving steroids, a new cancer drug and fortnightly blood tests.
What a relief for you, there is no sign of cancer elsewhere.
Do keep us posted ….